- Scabies incognito presenting as urticaria pigmentosa in an infant.
Scabies incognito presenting as urticaria pigmentosa in an infant.
Pediatric dermatology (2002-10-18)
Kyoung-Jin Kim, Kyung-Hyun Roh, Jee-Ho Choi, Kyung-Jeh Sung, Kee-Chan Moon, Jai-Kyoung Koh
PMID12383096
RESUMEN
Misdiagnosis is frequent in scabies of infants and children because of a low index of suspicion, secondary eczematous changes, and inappropriate therapy. Topical or systemic corticosteroids may modify the clinical presentation of scabies and that situation is referred to as scabies incognito. We describe a 10-month-old infant with scabies incognito mimicking urticaria pigmentosa.